Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28
DREAMY TALLAHASSEE.
fex HUNTS, MlD-FEgRU4RY pIcNlcs
AND DELICIOUS LEMONADE
What Visitors from the leo 1ONhA North
Find to Amuse and Interest Them IH
tho Picturesque TI0ri1a Cmpital-Ths
Eestless PcOplct

Eestloss People.
We sit about hero in Tallahassee on the
wide galleries of tho hotel n little istrssly.
a glass of lemonade made with the delightful
addition Of II sour orange, here and there n
half opened book, or Is slowly moving fan nc
centnatc the dolce far nirntc existence. Ilr
younger, more energetic ut the party are off
on FOX hunt and VIC hear the sound OF
horns in the distance. Fans and novels aro
forgotten. We h;ui over tho balcony rail
ings, our eyes rivcte,l on the brow of the hill
hear by. Suddenly the cavulcado sweeps
over it toward tis.
\ pretty sight. Twcnt -four riders. nine
teen hounds moving in procession toward us
10 the glad music Of hor:.s and laughter. \
dozen voices take up the tale, IN which such
thrilling expressions rs "hard riding, cross
country ditrhcs,' "fcnccs," lat last we saw
the fox are distingushable--for wc do not
hunt nniso seed in Florida, he it understood,
but live, shrcw,l, sharp noScd foxes, Then
the party rides or to take position under the
great oaks for n Photographic and We return
to our fans. vision of you poor unior-
tunatcs, rubbing your noses and ears, and
covering over open registers, rises to our
pityins minds as we languilly sip our lemon
udc.
But the fox hunt deserves more than this
curSOry mchtiOn--or the fox huntS--fOr sport
is one of the pleasures in life that bears rcpc
ttion. The other day one of tho little rcd
victims was trced by the dogs, and it was a
sight not to bo forgotten, 1t was in n grove
of live oa.i, and my knowledge of tho country
and ,lcSirU for artistic accessories induces III"
to add IL few glossy i.avcd magnolia trees to
the scene to give local color. Light and
shadow fell through the leaves on the bays
and ronns and sorr,l> and ti the pretty faces
and hfigunlc,q,H hats. You can fcti it il
you cannot see it, At the least, You can hear
it. cant you> FAntlnS horses. bayins hounls,
laughing voices, the horIb nn uirtcrtono Of
brrcEc in the tree tops, and overhead tho
rlucky, wide eyed red fox waiting for his
death
ToIcomc back TO things absolutely practi-
cal, however, here is Il recipe for the cric'lrri
the real lemonade of Florida md Of the
future is made AS follows: Cracked ice, syl1sp
Of sugar, one pint of apollil.a.'is, two lemons,
onchalf sweet ora"St, Unc-haf sour s'rangr.
TO he drank always in the open air with the
thermometer at 50 deg. in he shade
Here ann back whero started with tho
thermometer at 50 deg, and this letter only
Just begun for of course must tell youalNut
the celebrated local colorcd preacher and III,
last Sundays sermon: ".lirrtlrcn, nslr,mrc
any tex, VINO Is Itf hex divide my tex
inter two parts--thc suhjcck an the pre,licat"
who is tho Hibjcck, an is it is tllc prcdi,
cate Now il jis' KEEP on Sayin my sub
jcck all cvcnin>, who, whN WHO, who z
tho+'c'd be no sense i'll my remarks; an Vt |
should li>' a-kccro on a-sayin' my predicate all
evcnn'. Is it, is it, is it, is it, tl'croA hc no
sense in that remark; but cf | put the Suljcrk
an the prrdcat" together an say Who Is
it, my meanin is pcrfeckly clare" This
same parson tells us gravcly that Moses lived
in the year 81 Ammo Domini, and used to
dominize obcr the children of Israeli" but
that we couldnt "dominizo "her dc two Jews
in Tallahassee" Also he announced that
there will te meeting mex Tuesday even
ing, by the will of God and II nlcetin' mex
Monday eyenin' anyway
But there Is letter talk thar this la Tala-
hassce. There arc grave old judges and gov,
ernors, tho coloncls, and their charming,
stately wives md daughters, and Il manly set
Of young men loft to Uphold the family names
and honor And there arc glorics besides
those of the past Each morning fine old
silver trays nre handed ih" by smiling ne
groes laden with jnponicas and volcts and
roses from tho family gardens, gifts to tho
vari'-,s guests of the hctel-most frequently
to the bellies.
Ono of oar northern friends confessed that
Tallahassee was So intimately connected i'll
her mind with the geography lessons of her
childhood and the list of state capitals that
she figured it rs rllsling little city, very rcd
in brick, and smart with stone pavements and
shops Imagine her surprise when she saw
Tallahassee the realm this case the ideal aS
we'll. Long Struggling streets running up
hill and down dale, red earth, great 1.-Two oaks
lining the way; here and there open commons,
everywhere views aud high horizon lines;
d glimps of Prince Murats roof to the
west, OF the smoke to the cast; alway>
wherever you look, something of beauty
and interest. Tho old houses have Il dccuyed
dignity, most of them though one or two
still stand in all their glory. Near the
hotel there is n colonial sort Of structure,
with massive white pillars and carefully
kept garden walks Ii recalls the old Talla-
hassec days, for it was here that one of tho
aionS OF an Gncicnt race brought his bride,
and the wedding feast is still q tradition in
this generation. cannot tell you how many
four in hand coaches there werc, nor how
many guests, but they were entertained,
horses, servants and ALL and the host had it
in his power to give Il mount to every ono.
This reminds one of the tournaments that
used to be held in a valley north of here,
where the lilsides would be black with spec
tators There is Il great air of romance about
tho place. 1t has as much local feeling as
Sleepy Hollow, and is q sort of southern
fourth cousin to that dear spot. Ono docs
not wonder that Il writer feels it, and can
easily believe the report that Maurice Thomp-
son wrote ".\ Tallahassee Girl" after only two
weeks of lilc hero.
The most notable feature of Tallahassee IS
tue rhin Of what once were great old places
houses set in groves Of live oak and mag
nolins, falling into decay. only bits left Of tho
hedges and avenues.
You see the same thing in the faces of the
peoplr-a far away look OH the old faces, and
on the young, now and again, that restless
expression that always suggests Christopher
Columbus and the longing for new worlds to
my mind. But they have eaten OF tho
lotos, They tlp not often brenk away after
oil They put spurs to their horses instead
md ride hard out into the pine land; they set
their teeth firmly, and, fortunately or unfor
tunately, for the nerciful hand of Fate Is
not always kind, they end by falling in love
with some southern girl, with voice like their
own and ways like their own. Then comes IA
moonlight night. another and another. Con-
secutivo moonlight nights are absolutely
fatal on ne dit, and the town is filled with
talk of the now engagement, then the marriage
and Columbus STILES his soul for the sake OF
another noble heart nnd biles ut home.-Ial-
lahasscc Cor. Chicago Tribune.
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